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ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY ARCHBISHOP ME IDAHOSA

THURSDAY JAN 18TH, 2024

YOU SHALL BE AN EFFECTIVE WITNESS OF CHRIST THIS YEAR

LUKE 24:29, ACTS 1:8 (AMPC)

And behold, I send the promise of my father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high. But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witness in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.

It is impossible for a person to truly bear witness and testify in a law court for example, about something he or she has not experienced. But Jesus says we will be witnesses who will testify by preaching about His death , burial, and resurrection for men and women to get saved.

How can we be effective witnesses of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection when we were not there as He died , was buried, and resurrected ? The answer is by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy spirit empowers us and reveals Christ to us in such a way that the death, burial and resurrection of Christ are as real to us as those who were there physically. Even the disciples of Jesus who were there as Jesus died physically, still needed the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to effectively witness (testify) about it.

By the power of the Holy Spirit, the revelation of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus will be more real and fresh to you than ever before and you will effectively declare it to others and they will be saved by God’s mighty power. Your message will not just be mere words; but an expression of the power of the Holy Spirit, (1Cor. 2:4,
1 Thes. 1:5). By the help of the spirit , you will also live a life that will bear witness/ give
evidence to the saving grace and power of Christ.

PRAYER:
Father I thank you that by the power of the Holy Spirit, the revelation of Christ will be more real and fresh to me this year.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR READING PLAN:
Zephaniah 1:3.

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